Impaired glucose tolerace

Hi guys, I had a GTT last week which overall was normal but had a raised 1 hour level (11.2) the letter I have says that the diabetes team will contact me if they think they need to-given that baby is looking big I hope they do! I was wondering if anyone has had the same? My overall numbers were:
5.1 fasting
11.2 1 hour post

Comments (3)

I'm not sure about fasting levels or 1+ hour as was never told what those levels were (wasn't tested after 1 hour), but my 2 hour reading was 7.9 and I was diagnosed with GD. The cutoff is 7.8! It would be interesting to know what your diabetes team think and if you are diagnosed. Sorry, not much help, but that was outcome for me with 7.9 reading x

Hi JemFox, I think different hospitals use different criteria (I'm at UCLH). NICE 2 hour criteria say 7.8, but IADPSC criteria is 8.5. I'm going to email the team and see what they say. The big baby is worrying me!

Hi OliviaBell
We have matching readings! I was diagnosed with GD three weeks ago and whilst I found it terrifyingly frustrating to begin with, I'm so glad I got the diagnosis. I'm diet controlled and managing my sugar levels well. We receive 3 extra scans and a lot of handholding through the process. At 29 weeks, our baby was growing at the 95th percentile. On Saturday, after 4 weeks of diet control, we find out if he/she has slowed a little! Here's hoping as I'd like to keep the bun cooking for as long as possible. Best of luck and remember, you can quote the NICE guidelines and insist they treat you as someone with GD or alternatively, re-test you as from what I've read, insulin resistance only heightens the further you go through your pregnancy. Feel free to PM anything too.

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